Cuff device



Oct. 22, 1935.

E. A, MYNTTI CUFF DEVICE Filed April 21, 195

Patented Oct. 22, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application April 21,1934, Serial No. 721,815 In Finland April 19, 1933 Claims.

As is known, the trouble with unstarched cuffs is that the cornerscrease and look untidy. De-

' vice in accordance with the invention does away with this drawback.

The invention is founded on the fact that a plate of some suitablematerial is inserted in each corner of the cuff between the layers ofmaterial before the cuff is creased. This plate extends from the cornerof the cuff along the side of the buttonhole as far as the crease, andalong the crease inwards to a certain extent. When the cuff is thenfolded in two in the usual way, so that the buttonholes are oppostteeach other, these plates remain in the cuff at the corners and stiffensame, so that they do not become crumpled in use.

The enclosed drawing shows a method of execution of the invention.

Fig. 1 shows the cuff open, with the plate placed between the layers ofmaterial.

Fig. 2 shows the cuff, complete with plate, folded, and supplied withlinks.

The cuff I is the usual shape, and can have a seam at the edge as isusually the case, but this may also be omitted. The plates 3 (shown bydotted line) may be of any desired shape, but it is to the greatestadvantage togive them the shape shown in the drawing, that is roughlyspeaking that of an even-sided, right-angled triangle, in which the sideforming the hypotenuse is curved inwards, and the corners at the ends ofthis side preferably rounded, so that two projections 4, 4 are formed,of which the one reaches between the buttonholes 5 and the edge (oredging seam) of the cuff to the corner at the edge of same, and theother to some point inwards in the direction of the fold l. of the cuff.When the cuff is folded together, the right-angle corner of thetriangular plate 3 and the projection 4 in the direction of the fold 1stiffen the outer corner of the cuff, as is seen in Fig. 2, while at thesame time the second projection 4 keeps the inner (Wrist. end) cornerstraight.

It is to the greatest advantage to make a small point extending outwardson the hypotenuse side of the plate 3, which being placed by the side ofthe buttonhole 5 receives support from The plate 3 may be made of metal,celluloid, cardboard, paper, or other suitable material.

.I claim:

1. A difficultly-creasable, foldable cuff, comprising a cuff memberfoldable along its longi- 5 tudinal middle into two longitudinal parts,and a substantially triangular shaped reinforcing member inserted in atleast one end of one longitudinal part, one wall thereof extending alongsubstantially the entire transverse edge of the 10 longitudinal part,and the other wall extending inwardly along the foldable edge, thehypotenuse of the reinforcing member passing close to a button-hole ofthe cuff, so that the latter aids in holding the reinforcing member inplace.

2. A dificultly-creasable, foldable cuff, comprising a cuff memberfoldable along its longitudinal middle into two longitudinal parts, anda substantially triangular shaped reinforcing member inserted in atleast one end of one longitudinal part, one wall thereof extending alongsubstantially the entire transverse edge of the longitudinal part, andthe other wall extending inwardly along the foldable edge, thehypotenuse of the reinforcing member passing close to a button-hole ofthe cuff, the said hypotenuse having two concave indentations togetherdefinmg a, central protuberance located close beside the saidbutton-hole, so that the latter aids in holding the reinforcing membersin place.

3. A device for stiffening cuff corners, comprising a right-angletriangular shaped member, the walls of which are adapted to ,be alongthe transverse edge and the fold of one longitudinal part of a foldedcuff, the hypotenuse having two concave indentations together defining acentral protuberance adapted to be near to and receive reinforcementfrom a button-hole of the cuff.

4. A device for stiffening cuff corners, comprising a right-angletriangular shaped member, the walls of which are adapted to be along thetransverse edge and the fold of one longitudinal part of afolded cuff,the hypotenuse having two concave-indentations together defining acentral protuberance adapted to be near to and receive reinforcementfrom a button-hole of the cufl, the ends of the said walls beingrounded.

5. A diflicultlycreasable, foldable cuff, comprising a cufi memberfoldable along its longitudinal middle into two longitudinal parts, anda substantially triangular shaped reinforcing member inserted in atleast one end of one longitudinal part, one wall thereof extending alongsubstantially the entire transverse edge of the longitudinal part, theother wall extending inwardly along the foldable edge, the hypotenuseing the reinforcing members in place, and an of the reinforcing memberpassing close to a opening provided in one surface of the inner orbutton-hole of the cuff, the said hypotenuse havwrist longitudinal partof the cuff, for the insering two concave indentations together definingtion and removal of the reinforcing member.

5 a central protuberance located close beside the said button-hole, sothat the latter aids in hoid- EEMU ALEKSANTERI MYN'I'II.

